<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Displaying text on the status line with Mouseover
</TITLE>
<script type="text/javascript">
var msg = ""; 
function jo(){
	msg ="..."+ jo.txt +" ...";
	window.status = msg;
	//alert(msg);
}
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
//<!--
function statwords(message){
msg = message;
jo.txt = msg;
var t=setTimeout("jo()" ,1111);
}
// -->
</script>
</HEAD>
<A NAME="TOP"></A>                              
<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF">

<form action="">
<div style="text-align:center;">
<input type="button" name="DoIt" value="Write a status bar message" onclick="statwords('This is my message');" />
<input type="button" name="Gone" value="Erase the status bar message" onclick="statwords('');" />
</div></form>
 <B>
 <a href="/index.shtml" 
      onMouseOver="statwords( ' Return to the HOME Page'); "     onMouseOut="statwords('');"
>
     HOME</a></B>
  <P>
  <a href="/html.shtml" onmouseover=
    "window.status=' Return to the HTML TRICKS Page';return true"
     onMouseOut="window.status='';return true">
      <B>HTML TRICKS</B>              


<img src="image_w3default.gif" name="mousetest" onMouseOver="statwords( ' Return to the HOME Page'); "   
onMouseOut="statwords('');" width="234" height="91" /></A> 
</BODY>
</HTML>
